The first Directory of Hull, first published in 1791-2, includes a directory of Beverley and a wealth of local information, including a table of Window Duty (a form of taxation, calculated on the number of windows in a house), and a list of stamp duties (another form of taxation), such as: Affidavit in court of law, 1s 6d; Apprentice indenture, 6s; duty for keeping a male servant, per annum 1l.5s (1.5s), etc.
Recollections of Hull, 1884, gives an insight into life in that area in the latter half of the 19th century.

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